Hillsdale track, girls tennis top Golden Eagles

Wednesday

Apr 17, 2013 at 10:00 AM

By Ed Patinoed.patino@hillsdale.netBROOKLYN — The Hillsdale High School boys and girls track opened Lenawee County Athletic Association competition in grand style.Both teams posted victories over the Brooklyn Columbia Central Golden Eagles in a league dual Monday. The Hillsdale boys defeated the Golden Eagles 95-42, while the Hillsdale girls team rolled to a 92-44 victory.Andrew Bixler-Smith, Jimmy Felske and Zach Hardaway each won two individual events for the Hornets. Bixler-Smith won both the long jump and 110-meter hurdles, while Felske took first in both the high jump and 200-meter dash. Hardaway gave Hillsdale victories in both the 1,600-meter run and the 800-meter run.Matt Mueller won the shot put, while Brandon McMullen captured the 100-meter dash. Brody Beilfuss took first in the 400-meter dash and Owen Webb won the 3,200-meter run.The Hornets' 400-meter relay team of Cody Shaw, Marshal Hammel, Felske and McMullen took first, while the team of Brock Eves, Jon Miller, Beilfuss and Webb won the 3,200-meter relay.Maddie Eves and Maddie Richards won two events apiece for the Hillsdale girls. Eves took first in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles, while Richards won both the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs. Courtney Hinkley captured the 3,200-meter run and McKenna Thayer took first in the discus. Allie Hanning gave the Hornets a win in the long jump and Mallory Hill won the high jump.Hillsdale took first in all four of the girls relay races.The Hornets will compete at home against the Hudson Tigers on Thursday.Prep Girls TennisHillsdale 6, Brooklyn Columbia Central 2Dominance in the doubles competition lifted the Hillsdale High School girls tennis team to a victory over the Brooklyn Columbia Central Golden Eagles in a Southern Michigan Independent Tennis League match Tuesday.Hillsdale won all four doubles flights. The No. 1 team of Lauren Allen and Jenna Holland posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Columbia Central's Kelsey Lee and Jessica Elliot. BreeAnn Kies and Hannah Dykhouse gave Hillsdale a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles, while Lisa Curby and Jorey Lambright posted a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles. Sena Finnegan and Kelly Shalosky gave the Hornets a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 4 doubles.The teams split the four singles matches. Hillsdale's Alexis Michael posted a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Kim Hulbert at No. 1 singles, while Jamee Thomspon defeated Columbia Central's Shelby Smith 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.The Hornets are scheduled to visit Onsted today in a makeup of last week's rainout.